Ribbon In

When the farm was reached this morning it was obvious that Ribbon is in season. She was standing at the gate looking longingly at Raven. Once all the boys were fed, Ribbon was pulled out and yes she was in but of course I can't be late for the walk so put her in a stall. Duke was grazing in the freshly baled field, heard Mike and ran over to the cabin and found a tree for some great hind end scratches. Mom just had to go help the boy. Mike doesn't even bother with a halter anymore, just grabs Dukes mane and leads him back to the farm. The funny thing about Duke, is on the second loop he is again out. He is now locked up with the boys.
Ebby found Heidi's toy whale and claimed it. The whale is heavy, we were surprised she could carry it as long as she did, almost the entire second loop. Once the walk was over, Ribbon was pulled out and hooked to the breeding hitching post where Raven very eagerly got her covered. All of the horses were fly sprayed down, the horse flies are bad this year, must be all the rain.
Jake was called for the skid steer and he actually showed up with the big truck before I was done at the farm. Now if we can just get it fixed quickly and back by Friday we could probably finish cleaning the paddocks before this wonderful sunny weather breaks.
Spark's fire engine was out of the arena and may have for the first time in its life spent the night outside. When Karin was called to tell her she replied that Spark moved it and is going to show her how to drive the thing so each time she arrives for her vaulting classes she can pull it out herself. Only in our family does the fire engine need to be moved before lessons.